Examples of Activities

Conversations with your child can happen anywhere, anytime, especially once you have the basic skills. You can have a conversation at meal time, bath time, or bed time. You can have conversations when you're watching TV, during play, or during daily chores. You might want to practice conversation skills in specific activities. Some tried and true activities that help conversations develop are listed here.

Water Play

You will need (some of all of the following equipment)

• buckets/pails
• A kid's swimming pool/the bathtub/the sink!
• Cups
• Sieves
• Boats
• A plastic protector sheet
• Water toys

Markers and Paper

You will need

• Lots of paper
• Markers to share
• An open mind about what to do with the markers and paper.

How?

• Imitate your child's drawing, but add some small thing.
• Talk about what you're drawing.
• Talk about your child's drawing.
• Take turns drawing the same picture.
• Talk about the picture as it develops.

Reading Books

How?

• Stop and talk about the pictures in words and sentences you child understands.
• Ask questions about what you read or see.
• Wait for your child to say something too.
• Comment on the story and wait for your child to comment.

Puzzles

How?

• Take turns putting pieces in.
• Talk about what the picture is becoming,
• Talk about what the picture needs.
• Ask your child questions about what he/she thinks.
• Wait for an Answer.